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14 Amit Bobrov
giving the settlement a haunted look did not deter the killer. He
was determined to finish the task he had started earlier that

night. He would find, and kill, me too.
Benny was approximately thirty years old. His features would
have been handsome had he not neglected himself. A few years
ago, before his brother died, he was quite popular with the
ladies. His résumé included service as a sniper, later an officer
in the army and later still a career as a police detective. The
man was smart; one might even say a genius. He was clever,
fast and strong, coming from a successful military family. As a
result of the many blessings bestowed upon him, he was not

used to failure. He was not used to losing. He was not used to
not getting what he wanted. His brother's death and the police
investigation leading nowhere was the first time the rising star
experienced the darkness of this world, and it fractured him.
Unable to cope with the loss, our hero decided to crack
the case and bring the murderer to justice, and so like a
man possessed, he made his own inquiries leaving no stone

unturned. It is uncertain exactly when this possessed hunter
discovered the existence of supernatural creatures in the world.
I would assume a young and weak creature got careless and
made their existence known to Benny. That was likely the first
time the detective had killed something not human.
How he came about the knowledge of my father's existence
is beyond me. Why he would then spend a few years tracking
down my father to kill him is even a greater mystery. I would
assume that either Benny came to the conclusion that we are all

monsters, and my father is one of many. Or worse, he believed
my father is the killer of his brother, the one he was truly after.
Regardless of the choices which led him this far, he was
determined to invade our home and slay anyone residing